

Family Romance, LLC
2019-10-24 · 110 min · ★ 6.2
Love is a business at Family Romance, a company that rents human stand-ins for any occasion. Founder Yuichi Ishii helps make his clients’ dreams come true. But when the mother of 12-year-old Mahiro hires Ishii to impersonate her missing father, the line between acting and reality threatens to blur.
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- Werner Herzog
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- Skellig Rock
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- United States of America
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- Released
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Sumire NagaiIdol with Paparazzi
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